Well, this is interesting:
Evolution is deterministic, not random, biologists conclude from multi-species study from PhysOrg.com
A multi-national team of biologists has concluded that developmental evolution is deterministic and orderly, rather than random, based on a study of different species of roundworms. The findings are reported in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology.
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Another link to that paper:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071119123929.htm